SHORT COURSE IN EXTRUSION PROCESSING OF GRAINS

Food Industry

Engineering Pty Ltd

Friday 15 September

8:30 Introduction and welcome, Overview of the extrusion process (Gordon Young)

9:00 Principles of extruder configurations (single and twin screw) (Dennis Forte)

9:45 Morning Tea

10:15 Role of rheology in extrusion (Dennis Forte)

10:45 Flow Dynamics within the extruder screw (Dennis Forte)

11:15 Basic chemistry of extrusion: starches and cereal proteins (Frank van Doore)

12:15 Lunch

1:00 Extrusion demonstration: Curtin University

2:45 Afternoon Tea

3:15 Die types and effects, the importance of die design (Dennis Forte)

4:00 Role of the preconditioner (Gordon Young)

4:45 Close Day 1

 

Saturday 16 September

8:30 Product texture development (Dennis Forte)

9:15 Recipe Design: Starch & Protein types and effects on product characteristics (Frank van Doore)

10:00 Morning Tea

10:30 The dynamics of product expansion during extrusion processing (Dennis Forte)

11:15 Extruded product analysis and the RVA (Newport Scientific)

12:15 Lunch

1:15 Causes and effects of extruder instability (Dennis Forte)

2:00 Process trouble shooting (Frank van Doore)

2:45 Afternoon tea

3:15 Extruded product quality assurance: how to achieve it (Dennis Forte)

4:00 Close

 

 

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Following is the planned program for the course.

 

It may be subject to minor change.

This page last updated 21 June 2006

For Further Information Contact: Gordon Young, FoodStream Pty Ltd

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